[[Charlotte_County,_New_York|Charlotte County, New York]] was created from part of [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]] in 1772. In 1784 its name was changed to [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]].<ref>"Discontinued and Extinct New York Counties" in My New York Genealogy at http://www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com/ (accessed 11 October 2010).</ref> For records of Charlotte County, see [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]].

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[[Charlotte_County,_New_York|Charlotte County, New York]] was created from the northwestern part of [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]] in 1772.<ref name="CCPNY">Wikipedia contributors, "Charlotte County, Province of New York" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_County,_Province_of_New_York (accessed 21 June 2011).</ref> This included present-day [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin]], [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton]], [[Essex County, New York|Essex]], [[Warren County, New York|Warren]], [[Washington County, New York|Washington]], and [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga]] counties in New York. For a map see the bottom of this page.

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Charlotte County included much of western [[Vermont]], claimed by [[New York]] until 1777.

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New York's Charlotte County also claimed to include much of western [[Vermont]] on the east side of Lake Champlain, ceded by [[New York]] to Vermont in 1777.<ref>Esther Munroe Swift, ''Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History'' (Brattleboro, Vt.: Stephen Green Press, 1977), 18. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2644095 WorldCat entry]. {{FHL|84313|item|disp=FHL Book 974.3 E2s}}.</ref> This included present-day [[Grand Isle County, Vermont|Grand Isle]], [[Franklin County, Vermont|Franklin]], [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden]], [[Addison County, Vermont|Addison]], [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland]], the northern part of [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington]], and the western parts of [[Washington County, Vermont|Washington]], [[Lamoille County, Vermont|Lamoille]], and [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans]] counties in Vermont. From 1877 to 1881 Vermont gave its former [[Charlotte_County,_New_York|Charlotte County, New York]] land the name [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County, Vermont]].<ref>Jalanne C. Barnes, "Vermont Republic 1777-1781" at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermontgenealogyresources/Maps/1777.jpg (accessed 21 June 2011).</ref>

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In 1784 New York discontinued Charlotte County's name and changed it to [[Washington County, New York|Washington County, New York]].<ref>"Discontinued and Extinct New York Counties" in My New York Genealogy at http://www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com/ (accessed 11 October 2010).</ref>

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=== Records ===

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For records of Charlotte County in New York, see [[Washington County, New York|Washington County, New York]]. For records of Charlotte County in Vermont after 1777, see [[Bennington County, Vermont]]. Some pre-1777 records of people in what became Vermont may also be found at the [[New York State Archives]] in Albany, New York.

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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermontgenealogyresources/Maps/1772.jpg Disputed Territory 1772-1777] Township map of New York's four counties in modern Vermont.